Shamim Ahmad v. Prof. Najmaakhtar & ANR.
$~10 to 16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI CONT.CAS(C) 544/2022 MOHD. ZAKI AHMAD PROF. NAJMAAKHTAR, & ANR.
CONT.CAS(C) 549/2022 & CM APPL. 20249/2024 MRS. APARNA TICKOO BHAT The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
CONT.CAS(C) 550/2022 MOHD. ISMAIL KHAN PROF. NAJMA AKHTAR, & ANR.
CONT.CAS(C) 554/2022 MS. KUMUD BEHARI SINHA CONT.CAS(C) 555/2022 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
SHAMIM AHMAD PROF. NAJMAAKHTAR & ANR.
CONT.CAS(C) 660/2022 MOHD. AZAM SHIBLI CONT.CAS(C) 663/2022 & CM APPL. 1240/2024 MR. SHAILESH KUMAR SAXENA The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA
O R D E R
% 17.12.2025 1.
This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2.
The present petitions alleges willful disobedience of the common order dated 01.02.2022 passed in LPAs 418/2018 (subject matter of CONT. CAS(C) 554/2022), 419/2018 (subject matter of CONT. CAS(C) 544/2022), 420/2018 (subject matter of CONT. CAS(C) 550/2022), 421/2018 (subject matter of CONT. CAS(C) 549/2022), 423/2018 (subject matter of CONT. CAS(C) 555/2022), 424/2018 (subject matter of CONT. CAS(C) 660/2022) and 417/2018 (subject matter of CONT. CAS(C) 663/2022). 3.
During the pendency of the present petitions, a compliance affidavit had been filed on behalf of the respondents and thereafter the petitioner-i.e., Ms. Aparna Tickoo Bhat, moved an application, i.e., CM APPL. 20249/2024 in CONT.CAS(C) 549/2022, claiming that the petitioner along with other copetitioners is entitled to benefit of 7th Pay Commission as implemented by the University, w.e.f., 01.11.2016, thus the benefit of 7th Pay Commission has been sought for all the petitioners.
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4.
Response to said application has been filed on behalf of the respondent disputing the applicability of the 7th Pay Commission to the petitioners including the applicant-Ms. Aparna Tickoo Bhat and other petitioners. During the pendency of the hearing, it is pointed out that apart from this issue of entitlement to 7th CPC, the arrears of salary in terms of the following direction of the judgment dated 01.02.2022 in LPA 417/2018, stands satisfied. "6.2. Given this position, Mr. Ayyubi, states that the arrears of salary on account of difference in rates for the aforementioned period in terms of the order of the learned Single judge dated 15.05.2018, will be paid. In other words, the appellant will be paid salary at the rate at which he was getting the salary prior to the reduction being ordered, via communication dated 13.05.2016. 5.
It is pointed out that the petitioners have also filed their respective writ petitions claiming themselves as regular employees of JMI and consequent salary and retiral benefits post 30.06.2018 which are pending before the learned Single Judge.
6.
In these circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner does not wish to press these petitions with liberty to take the issue of applicability of 7th Pay Commission to the petitioners in the said writ petitions in accordance with law.
7.
Leave and liberty granted.
8.
The present petitions are disposed of as not pressed. 9.
Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. AMIT SHARMA, J DECEMBER 17, 2025/bsr/ah The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.